Ship of Fools

by Richard Paul Russo

Kyrie, eleison.”

means "Lord, have mercy."

That corridor, in turn, led to a cluster of empty rooms lined with benches or sleeping platforms;

A prison of sorts or crewmember's housing?

but the bishop would have a good chance of convincing them

Or, destroy them himself.

“Please don’t use His name in that manner.” The bishop’s tone was stern and unyielding.

Thank you.

There were also people who wouldn’t go: some upper-level residents

See, plenty of room for everyone else.

Veronica—her

so we were headed for Antioch, then resume acceleration.

Makes you wonder if this isn't what happened to the last 2 batches of humans, the ones on the planet & the ones on the alien ship...

we’ll leave all of you here to rot.”

wondering if the bishop was watching this, if he knew what was happening. If he did, I’m sure he was convinced that damnation was coming for him.